Jerry Burley (Biglorryblog's 'Good Man in Africa') has sent me these pictures taken by a member of his team "....Who flew to Spain to inspect a Grove GMK5200 all-terrain 200 tonne crane we have been considering buying. Amidst the mass of crane-specific photos he brought back were these of the haulage unit working with it (a fairly new looking Iveco Trakker heavy haulage unit with 5th wheel looking well ballasted) and a pair of multi-axle ballast bogies (make unknown)." And above and below is the crane and the EuroTrakker...
Jerry goes on to say: "These were acting as the running gear of this 'temporary beam trailer' carrying the big pre-cast, pre-stressed sections that form part of the railway viaduct that's being installed on a new line into Madrid, in the 'still life, raw nature' picture." Look below and you can see just how L-O-N-G that beam is...!
Now click through here to see how they got it to go around a corner...
Jerry continues his story: "The chap steering the trailer seems to have drawn the short straw looking at the dust being kicked up, but that's the price you pay for being a tail-gunner, or so I'm reliably informed......! The rear bogie was then lifted out of the way by the crane after the beam is removed - looking at its design and what looks like a drawbar, I guess the tractor hitches it back on behind the front dolly and tows the whole lot back to the concrete supplier ready for the next section to be loaded."
Meanwhile, credits for these pictures go to Mike Wilson who, Jerry tells me, "...has been clearly told he is not being paid for them or having any extra time off as a result, having already had the trip to Spain! Those benefits go to me if anyone!" Quite right Jerry--as I always say, there's no point in having power if you're not prepared to abuse it!!!
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